Ines, Melania’s older sister, was maid of honor. She is a designer from Slovenia and wore a gown designed by Vera Wang.

Donald’s oldest daughter, Ivanka, did a reading during the ceremony. Donald Jr. and Eric served as best men. The celebrity wedding of Donald and Melania was not televised.

Wedding Guests:Some of the 500 wedding guests invited included Oprah Winfrey, Luciano Pavarotti, Clint Eastwood, Alfonse D’Amato, Usher, and Elton John.

Other guests were Prince Charles of Britain, Prince Albert of Monaco,David Letterman, Russell Simmons, Vic Damone, Sean Combs, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O’Neal, Derek Jeter, Joe Torre and Muhammad Ali, Rudy Giuliani, Billy Joel, Katie Couric, and Trump’s children Donald Jr., Ivanka, Eric, and Tiffany.

Wedding Attire:Knauss’ wedding gown appeared on the February 2005 cover of Vogue magazine. Melania’s 50 pound wedding dress was designed by John Galliano of Christian Dior.

The white duchesse satin dress, with a 13-foot train, rumored to have cost between $100,000 and $200,000, had almost 300 feet of material and 1,500 crystal rhinestones and pearls. The dress was so heavy and wide that Melania sat on a bench instead of a chair.

Melania changed into a Vera Wang sexy, sleek tulle dress after she had the traditional first dance with Donald.

Wedding Reception:Trump’s 17-acre, 118 room Mar-a-Lago Club located in Palm Beach, Florida was the site of the reception.

The Mar-a-Lago’s $42-million ballroom is a very ornate room in the Louis XIV style. The wedding colors were white and gold. Trump, the deal-maker, managed to get discounts on many aspects of the wedding, including the 15-carat diamond ring that he gave to Melania. The regular price for the ring was $1.5 million, but he only paid half that price.

He also received discounts on the photography, flowers, meals, and transportation. The wedding planner, Preston Bailey, is from New York.

The Wedding Cake:The orange Grand Marnier chiffon wedding cake was five-foot-high, seven-tiered, 200 pounds, 32 inches in diameter, covered with approximately 3,000 white icing roses, and filled with Grand Marnier butter cream. It did not have the traditional bride and groom on top.

Wedding guests each received an individual cake about the size of a cupcake. Looking like the top tier, the individual cakes were chocolate sponge cakes, filled with chocolate truffle, and decorated with one rose on top.

Wedding Invitations:The gold script engraved wedding invitations were made by Tiffany & Co. The invitations included a card that mentioned the banning of any form of recording device or cell phones at the wedding.

Guests were invited to enjoy the luxury of Mar-a-Lago’s amenities of golf, tennis, and spa on January 21^st through the 23^rd.